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“The Offshore Division’s actions are an accelerated march toward the greatest possible sum of happiness for the people of Sucre state, and for the country.” Thus, Petroleos de Venezuela SA pats itself on the back for buying three new diesel/natural gas electricity generation plants for use on an offshore gas production platform. (No word on price, delivery date, or middlemen, naturally.)

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I'm Steven Bodzin, a reporter and investigator. I have lived in Chile, Venezuela, and Canada, and am now working at REDD Intelligence in New York. You can see my paid work here. I continue to follow South America and I'm especially interested in corruption in the energy industry. Here, I share some of the sights, experiences and half-baked thoughts that I am not sure I'll ever get paid to publish, or little leads that might help attract new sources. If you know more about any of these stories, please share. You can contact me at settysoutham@gmail.com.